Xiaomi Mi 6 vs Xiaomi 12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2017	Dec 28, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$421

Design

Dimensions
5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches 145.17 x 70.49 x 7.45 mm	6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.93 oz (168.0 g)	6.35 oz (180.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, White	Black, Green, Blue, Pink

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.27% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 89.30% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 600 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1100 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 428 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 419 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2457 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 730
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/64GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
3350 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 67.0W Wireless: 50.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.6 Focal Length: 52 mm Pixel size: 1 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Telephoto, Macro) Focal Length: 50 mm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (960 fps) EIS
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	32 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Ceramic edition

Weight	6.42 oz (182.0 g)
Materials	Back: Ceramic
Prices (MSRP)	$436

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$363

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
Xiaomi Mi 6 Specs	Xiaomi 12 Specs
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